The Pleiades - 3 Sept. 2011


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Intermittent clouds thwarted any serious long-exposure photography, but I was able to capture 2 frames of the Pleiades on film (stacked for this image) while mainly experimenting with some digital shots on my Nikon D700 camera. These shots are unremarkable, except for the fact that they were taken on film which expired 12 years ago.
 
Date/Time:    3 Sept. 2011
Location: Vanishing Point Observatory (OCA Anza Site)
Scope/Lens: Borg 125EDF2.8 @ f/3.3
Camera: Mitsuboshi 6x9 Vacuum Astrocamera
Mount: Losmandy Titan 50
Guider: SBIG STV
Media: Kodak PPF-120 (ISO 400) - cropped frame
Exposure: 2x30 min.